Don’t Lose Sight of Your Goal: Go the Distance
This week I heard a story about a woman who tried to swim the English Channel. As she neared the England shore, it became very foggy. When she lost sight of the shore, she gave up. She ended up quitting just 200 yards from shore!
Sometimes the goal seems out of reach or we lose sight of it for a second and think that it is too far away! Don’t be fooled. We are almost to shore! Keep going! Don’t quit!
Jimmy John’s Note: The Unwich
So you have a date with Jimmy John’s today. The reason we are doing this is because you need to have a safe haven when you are on the run and need some nutrition. Jimmy John’s can be found all over, so I thought we’d teach you how to maximize your order there.
The Unwich is best made this way: lettuce (unwich implies no bread), meat of your choice, veggies and greens of your choice, mustard as your condiment, no cheese. If you build your unwich this way, it’s tons of nutrition for about 100 calories. Now you know how to order today!
From the Boot Camp Personal Trainer: Special Note About Day 27 Workout
The workout for Day 27 is my very, very favorite. It seems simple enough, but the day after the workout your body will tell you that something serious was going on! I love it!
Because I love this workout sooooo much, I put it in for both the gym and home workout groups. Since it involves a medicine ball (which is not on the equipment cost sheet), I am encouraging the home workout folks to do their best and be creative in finding a 6 to 10 lb. weight. A dumbbell would suffice, perhaps a kid’s bowling ball. If you are a home workout person, start thinking about what you can use in place of the medicine ball for the Day 27 workout!
Wellness Tip of the Day: Avoid Artificial Sugars!
Artificial sugars/sweeteners make us fat. We need to do our best to avoid them. Here’s why!
Our body has a metabolic response to sweet tastes. When we consume sugar (which has a sweet taste), our tongue senses a sweet taste and our metabolism is told to get burning to compensate for the pending energy that results from sugar. When we consume an artificial sweetener, there is energy rush…and the body learns over time to not respond to sweet taste. So, after years of drinking Diet Coke, for example, our body doesn’t respond to real sugar (cake, ice cream, real Coke) because it has been re-trained not to respond metabolically to sweet tastes (artificial sweeteners) because they contain no energy. All this to say….artificial sweeteners slow down our metabolism and make us fat!
If you learn one thing during Virtual Boot Camp, make it this: avoid artificial sweeteners (diabetics included!) at all costs!
Have a great Day 25!
